Life not too rosy in Polish jails

Jail cells in Poland have less space per prisoner than in most other EU countries, according to the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights.

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The country’s Prison Service says that 71,633 people are being held in Polish jails, which have a total capacity of 83,491.

"Although the situation has improved considerably in recent years when it comes to the population of penitentiary units, the minimum area of a residential cell in Polish jails is still barely three square metres per prisoner," said Dr. Ewa Dawidziuk of the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights.